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Solution Overview & Team Lead Details

Our Organization

Portfolio 9 #NGR

What is the name of your solution?

Digital Entrepreneurship and Education Platform (D.E.E.P)

Provide a one-line summary of your solution.

Delivering entrepreneurship education to the 'Digital Doorsteps' of Disadvantaged Populations (youths) in Africa, leveraging social media/technology.

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What specific problem are you solving?

1. Poverty - 41% of Africans live below the poverty line of $1.9/Day. 1 in 3 Africans is poor i.e. 422 Million Persons.

2. Hunger - 60% youth unemployment rate in Africa i.e.

3. Unemployment - 40% of Africans are youths i.e. 15 - 24 years old or 226 Million.

4. Social-economic disparities and educational Inequalities - 1 in 5 children between ages 6 and 11 are out of school, 1 in 3 youths (12-14 years) lack access to basic education.

5. Social Vices - 80% of social vices cases are caused by poverty.

6. Skills Gaps - access to entrepreneurship, business and vocational, and digital skills.

What is your solution?

Developing and Delivering entrepreneurship and vocational education to the Digital Doorsteps of young populations using social media and friendly technology.

Portfolio 9 uses social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube to deliver entrepreneurship education and vocational skills to underserved and unserved populations.

Portfolio 9's Digital Solution entails creating Digital Learning Delivery Vehicles (Classrooms) and hosting them on social media platforms - making it attractive and easy for young people to learn effortlessly since they constitute a critical mass of social media users.

The solution offers access in two variants - 1. Basic or Standard 2. Premium. The premium service requires deploying digital payment services (STRIPE-PAYSTACK) and tying them to our Learning Rooms on Facebook or Whatsapp or Telegram.

Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?

Solution Targets

1. Low-Income Young Earners

2. Micro Enterprises (Youth-led)

3. Households (mostly young women-led)

4. Students Running Small Businesses (SRSBs)

5. Young Business Hopefuls (aspiring youth entrepreneurs)

6. Artisans in School (Rural and Urban)

Methodology

Portfolio 9 targets and delivers entrepreneurship education and enlightenment to young people who are active on social media platforms.

How are you and your team well-positioned to deliver this solution?

We have a mixed team of over 200 instructors, subject-matter specialists, educators, and volunteers. We have a diverse team with various units specially structured to handle specific learning and mentorship endeavors. The strategy is to teach bankable and attractive skills or vocations in the community and to have an instructor for each and every possible skill.

Since learning is mostly digital, we have developed easy-to-learn training tracks and self-paced tutor-guided learning methodologies that will guarantee easy assimilation and facilitation.

Which dimension of the Challenge does your solution most closely address?

Facilitate meaningful social-emotional learning among underserved young people.

Where our solution team is headquartered or located:

Abuja, Nigeria

Our solution's stage of development:

Scale

How many people does your solution currently serve?

646, 000

Why are you applying to Solve?

For ecosystem partnerships to co-create vocational and entrepreneurial learning solutions and co-implement them

In which of the following areas do you most need partners or support?

Public Relations (e.g. branding/marketing strategy, social and global media)

Who is the Team Lead for your solution?

UDEOCHU Philip